英语六级真题及答案.docx

1、英语六级真题及答案2000年1月英语六级真题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each q

2、uestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear: You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4

3、 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through

4、 the center.Sample Answer A B C D1. A) To cancel his trip. B) To go to bed early. C) To catch a later flight. D) To ask for a wake-up call.2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next. B) They have to pay for the house by installments. C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom. D) The

5、 mans attitude is more sensible than the womans.3. A) She will save the stamps for the mans sister. B) She will no longer get letters from Canada. C) She cant give the stamps to the mans sister. D) She has given the stamps to the mans roommates.4. A) Visiting the Brownings. B) Writing a postcard. C)

6、 Looking for a postcard. D) Filling in a form.5. A) The man should work with somebody else. B) The man should meet his partners needs. C) They should come to a compromise. D) They should find a better lab for the project.6. A) She cant finish her assignment, either. B) She cant afford a computer rig

7、ht now. C) The man can use her computer. D) The man should buy a computer right away.7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures. B) The guest lecturers opinion is different from Dr. Johnsons. C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates. D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to

8、visit their college.8. A) Shes never watched a better game. B) Football is her favorite pastime. C) The game has been canceled. D) Their team played very badly.9. A) The man should stick to what hes doing. B) The man should take up a new hobby. C) The man should stop playing tennis. D) The man shoul

9、d find the cause for his failure.10. A) An invented story. B) A real life experience. C) An imaginary situation. D) A terrible nightmare.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions

10、will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11、11. A) The name of a German town. B) A resident of Frankfurt. C) A kind of German sausage. D) A kind of German bread.12. A) He sold fast food. B) He raised dogs. C) He was a cook. D) He was a Cartoonist.13. A) Because the Americans found they were from Germany. B) Because people thought they contain

12、ed dog meat. C) Because people had to get used to their taste. D) Because it was too hot to eat right away.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They give out faint cries. B) They made noises to drive away insects. C) They extend their water pipes. D) They

13、 become elastic like rubber bands.15. A) Quiet plants. B) Well-watered plants. C) Healthy plants. D) Thirsty plants.16. A) They could drive the insects away. B) They could keep the plants well-watered. C) They could make the plants grow faster. D) They could build devices to trap insects.Passage Thr

14、eeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) To look for a different lifestyle. B) To enjoy themselves. C) For adventure. D) For education.18. A) There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. B) It has a dense population. C) There are many museums and palaces. D)

15、 It has many towering buildings.19. A) It is a city of contrasts. B) It possesses many historical sites. C) It is an important industrial center. D) It has many big and beautiful parks.20. A) It helps develop our personalities. B) It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge. C) It makes our life m

16、ore interesting. D) It brings about changes in our lifestyle.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide

17、 on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyon

18、e who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash

19、 talk（废话）”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of societys moral catast

20、rophes（灾难）, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments（困境）of other peoples lives. Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individuals quality of life. Topic

21、s range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors. Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire mo

22、ral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time. Money, and stability to deal with lifes tougher proble

23、ms. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18- to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the shows exploita

24、tion. While the two shows are as different as night and day. Both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.21. C

25、ompared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _. A) more family-oriented B) unusually popular C) more profound D) relatively formal22. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _. A) remain fascinated by them B) are r

26、eady to face up to them C) remain indifferent to them D) are willing to get involved in them23. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? A) A new type of robot. B) Racist hatred. C) Family budget planning. D) Street violence.24. Despite their different approaches, th

27、e two talk shows are both _. A) ironical B) sensitive C) instructive D) cynical25. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _. A) have monopolized the talk show circuit B) exploit the weaknesses in human nature C) appear at different times of the day D) are targeted at different audienc

28、esPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then reli

29、ed on “persuasive salesmanship” to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money. Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preference

30、s and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what

31、the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase. This concept does not imply that business is benevolent（慈善的）or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction the firm and the customer and e

32、ach must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptanc